Le Breuil Champagne house with vineyards principally planted to Pinot Meunier, solera reserves and Clos des Graviers.
The producer
Champagne Pierre Mignon is a family house based in Le Breuil in the Marne Valley. Céline Mignon handles exports and commercial relations, while Jean Charles Mignon serves as technical director. The vineyard is principally planted to Pinot Meunier, and the range includes Grande Réserve Premier Cru, Brut Rosé and the single vineyard Clos des Graviers, planted with Chardonnay, Meunier and Pinot Noir. Reserve wines stay in solera, with older wines added to the current wines.
Known for
Marne Valley solera Champagne
Notable facts
Octave Mignon installed the family's first presses in 1892.
The house has held Clos des Graviers since 1950.
The estate obtained HVE Level 3 environmental certification in 2019.
Part of the vineyard received organic certification in 2024.
The story
Octave Mignon's First Presses
In 1892, Octave Mignon installed the family's first presses. A press separates grape must from skins and solids before fermentation, and quick pressing can limit the time the juice spends in contact with the skins. The family now uses five presses, which allow grapes to be pressed very quickly after picking and keep terroirs and grape varieties separate. The first installation and the present pressing hub are linked by the same physical task, moving grapes from harvest to must while preserving separate lots for the cellar.
From the atlas
Champagne Pierre Mignon
A family Champagne house in the Marne Valley, with fresh, aromatic wines and a single vineyard cuvée.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Region
Champagne
Home base
Le Breuil, Marne Valley
Vineyard area
20 hectares
Main grape
Pinot Meunier, 50% of the vineyard
Signature wine
Clos des Graviers, single vineyard cuvée
Defining feature
Reserve wines kept in solera
The Producer
Today, Céline and Jean Charles Mignon continue the family work at Maison Pierre Mignon. Jean Charles directs the technical side and wine vision, while Céline represents the house commercially. The grapes are harvested by hand. His stated aim is for wines that are fresh, aromatic and delicate.
Place
The holdings extend across the Marne Valley, Côte des Blancs and Épernay region. That spread places several Champagne areas behind one house range, alongside Clos des Graviers, a single plot bottled as its own cuvée. A single vineyard wine names one source parcel, giving the label a narrower origin than a house cuvée assembled from wider holdings.
Wines
The range includes Grande Réserve Premier Cru, Grande Réserve in half bottle, Brut Prestige in magnum and Brut Rosé in bottle and half bottle formats. Brut Rosé is matured for at least 3 years before release. Clos des Graviers is the single vineyard cuvée, made from Chardonnay, Meunier and Pinot Noir planted in one plot.
In The Glass
Grande Réserve Premier Cru opens with citrus, brioche and yeast aromas, followed by a fresh, lively palate, creamy mousse and a long finish. It also shows robust, smoky aromatics with a broad, silky, fruit forward and mouth watering palate. The wine can develop, but it is not designed for prolonged ageing.
Brut Rosé brings red berries and biscuit on the nose, then turns bright, juicy and creamy, with ripe red fruit and a delicately scented finish.
A Bottle To Understand It
Grande Réserve Premier Cru is the first bottle to open. It matures for 36 months, receives 8 g/l dosage and sees no oak ageing. Dosage is the small addition of wine and sugar made after disgorgement. At 8 g/l, it keeps the finished Champagne in a dry style, while the maturation period and absence of oak leave the cuvée shaped by bottle ageing rather than oak flavour.
Final Word
The cellar favours slow natural settling and avoids filtration, fining and wine treatments, preserving a pure aromatic expression of the terroir.